Celebrate Kama Sutra Day 2023: Six Sex Positions to Get You Inspired

The Crossed Keys is one of 64 sex positions depicted in the original Kama Sutra. An intimate all-rounder that’s perfect for those partners who love the feeling of fullness and deeper penetration, this position encourages the receiver to maintain a crossed leg pose to get closer to that impending intimate orgasm.

While the OG position depicts the receiving partners legs resting on their lover’s shoulders, our modernised take on missionary is ideal even for those with more limited mobility. Check out ‘Crossed Lovers’ here.

One of the teachings of the Kama Sutra is that pleasure is as much about giving as it is receiving. Carnal Crossing is all about mutual satisfaction, allowing both partners to give and receive simultaneously.

Giving you the chance to practice some of your best lip-smacking moves, this position is perfect for two people who want to give and receive oral sex at the same time. With both partners up close and personal to each other’s most intimate parts, there’s plenty of opportunity for licking, kissing and teasing under the covers.

Come together or not at all, this intimate sex position really encompasses the natural ‘human connection’ element that sits within the very heart of the Kama Sutra.

For those who enjoy a more intimate connection during intercourse and sexual play, this position is ideal for becoming closely acquainted with your partner. Face-to-face, each lover will be able to read their partner’s expressions and body language, allowing them to see which touches and advances are being best received.

Snippets in the OG Kama Sutra say that when you’re on top, to focus on moving just the hips and not the upper part of your body – and there are lots of sex positions that’ll let you do exactly that – Hitch a Ride is just one of them, and it happens to be one of our favourites too.

It’s a fantastic position for exploring a Dom/sub scenario as the receiving partner is very much in the driving seat. Having two feet on the floor also acts as a fantastic platform for the receiving partner to take charge of the pace and depth of the session.

They don’t call it the principles of love for no reason. If the Kama Sutra is to inspire your next love-making session, put this position straight onto the top of your agenda, and you’re guaranteed your most passionate make-out yet.

Love Tug creates ample opportunity for the giving partner to get well and truly stuck into delivering the best pace and intensity of rubbing, tugging, and tweaking for their partner. Being able to lean over the receiving partner gives the giving partner the support needed to well and truly focus on delivering a spectacular session of stimulation.

We don’t think sex toys were really that much of a thing back in Vatsyayana’s day, but pull out the bunting and celebrate, because today – they definitely ARE.

The Embrace also lends itself perfectly to incorporating a sex toy or two. Intensify stimulation of the clitoris or nipples with a finger or bullet vibrator– either partner can take charge, directing the extra buzz to their lover’s top external zones.

The real beauty of The Embrace though, is that it can be enjoyed as a form of foreplay, getting to know what makes each other tick, or as a sensual penetration position.

“Kama is the enjoyment of appropriate objects by the five senses of hearing, feeling, seeing, tasting and smelling, assisted by the mind together with the soul.” – Yep, we’re taking this as inspiration for our next sex position.

Yours Truly lets you slip into a sensory haven by incorporating a range of bondage toys into your play. Alternate between a feather tickler for soft, smooth strokes and a leather-tailed flogger for sharp, seductive stings. Adding in a blindfold will instantly heighten the pleasure of all touch, sound and sensation for your bound lover. Want to aim for maximum pleasure effect? An all-in-one bondage kit, is ideal for experimenting as you explore the realms of BDSM together. Oooh, kinky!